C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Alaudidae

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

CIOC 7358

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Passeriformes · Alaudidae

Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris).

ATK79

DEF50

XC1059512 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

7238 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 33.3 g
Wingspan: 32 cm
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 79

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 79).

DEF 50

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 50).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America & Palearctic: widespread Habitat: Grassland & Savanna

42 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Eremophila alpestris arcticola
n Alaska to British Columbia (w Canada)
Eremophila alpestris hoyti
n Canada
Eremophila alpestris alpestris
e Canada
Eremophila alpestris merrilli
w coast of Canada and USA
Eremophila alpestris strigata
coastal s British Columbia (w Canada) to coastal Oregon (w USA)
Eremophila alpestris alpina
mountains of w Washington (nw USA)
Eremophila alpestris lamprochroma
inland mountains of w USA
Eremophila alpestris leucolaema
s Alberta (sw Canada) through nc and c USA
Eremophila alpestris enthymia
sc Canada to Oklahoma and Texas (c USA)
Eremophila alpestris praticola
se Canada and ne, ec USA
Eremophila alpestris sierrae
mountains of ne California (w USA)
Eremophila alpestris rubea
c California (w USA)
Eremophila alpestris utahensis
mountains of wc USA
Eremophila alpestris insularis
islands off s California (w USA)
Eremophila alpestris actia
coastal mountains of s California (w USA) and n Baja California (nw Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris ammophila
deserts of se California and sw Nevada (sw USA)
Eremophila alpestris leucansiptila
deserts of s Nevada, w Arizona (sw USA) and nw Mexico
Eremophila alpestris occidentalis
n Arizona to c New Mexico (sw USA)
Eremophila alpestris adusta
s Arizona and s New Mexico (sw USA); nc Mexico?
Eremophila alpestris enertera
c Baja California (nw Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris giraudi
coastal sc USA and ne Mexico
Eremophila alpestris aphrasta
Chihuahua and Durango (nw Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris lactea
Coahuila (nc Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris diaphora
s Coahuila to ne Puebla (nc, e Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris chrysolaema
wc to ec Mexico
Eremophila alpestris oaxacae
s Mexico
Eremophila alpestris peregrina
Colombia
Eremophila alpestris flava
n Europe and n Asia
Eremophila alpestris brandti
se European Russia to w Mongolia and n China
Eremophila alpestris atlas
Morocco
Eremophila alpestris balcanica
s Balkans and Greece
Eremophila alpestris kumerloevei
w, c Asia Minor
Eremophila alpestris penicillata
e Turkey and the Caucasus to Iran
Eremophila alpestris bicornis
Lebanon to Israel-Syria border
Eremophila alpestris albigula
ne Iran and Turkmenistan to nw Pakistan
Eremophila alpestris argalea
extreme w China
Eremophila alpestris teleschowi
w and wc China
Eremophila alpestris przewalskii
n Qinghai (wc China)
Eremophila alpestris nigrifrons
ne Qinghai (wc China)
Eremophila alpestris longirostris
ne Pakistan and w Himalayas
Eremophila alpestris elwesi
s, e Tibetan Plateau
Eremophila alpestris khamensis
sw, sc China